1:25:25 – Re: Empire Strikes Back… the emperor's voice was provided by an actor called Clive Revel, if I recall correctly. The actor portraying the emperor in Empire however, was a woman who was given a mask, and cowl etc, then they super-imposed chimpanzee eyes over her. Its a bit of a strange one.

I think the best Jack Crawford was Scott Glenn. Crawford isn't supposed to sound like a regular-type cop. He's the head of the FBI's behavioral science unit. We're talking about a man who's got a college degree / master degree / likely a doctorate in psychology and/or criminology. Glenn looked the part (glassed, hair…). Farina, Kaitel and even Fishburne in the TV series, they all look like beat cops. Detectives at best.

The thing about Ed Norton is that I almost always feel he's miscast.. and that gets me thinking, maybe Ed Norton is the problem. Maybe he has trouble emoting into the character. He can't be miscast all the damn time, he must take some responsibility.

First time seeing this film and I really enjoyed it. Way better than Manhunter. Duncan, fuck the haters. Ed Norton is terrible in this movie and I agree with both of you he was miscast. 1:16:28 – God bless Ralph Fiennes and his dick. Ralph is so good in this movie. Emily Watson is terrific as well.

This the best easter present. I was waiting for this with great anticipation. I love ralph fiennes in this, but besides that, I 100% prefer Manhunter. I would have loved to see William peterson acting across a young Anthony hopkins. That could have been pretty cool. Peterson nailed the character of will graham and the psychological torture he endures to complete his job. And that Elfman score is definitely not for me, at least not in this context. I much prefer Shriekback and The reds from manhunter.

22:00 He was affected by BOTH his mother and Grandmother. Was a product of early teen preggy from mom, gran raised him and after Gran died was forced to live with his mom (who remarried and had two kids of her own and was also the wife of a politician) who also suffered abuse from his mom and step-siblings. I remember it clearly since when I read the book it was so horrible that I nearly puked on it. BE GLAD THE SCREENWRITER LEFT THE BACK STORY OUT IN THIS MOVIE